[nfbmi-talk] specific and continuing complaint

[joe harcz Comcast]

Complaint against Leamon Jones OCR July 26, 2011

 

To: OCR Cleveland Office Via E-mail

Vincent.Cheverine at ed.gov

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

Cell: 810-516-5262 

E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net

 

 

 

Dear Sir,

 

This is a part of my ongoing complaint against the Michigan Commission for the Blind and specifically in this case against Leamon Jones (I’ll attached job title and directory - information after signature line). Specifically I a person who is blind and consumer advocate have requested numerous times information related to the public activities of MCB in accessible format and a timely manner pursuant to obligations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (subpart e, communications, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Yet, even after notifying this agency verbally and in writing of obligations it, and in this case Jones continually not only does not remit the information requested, but totally ignores the request itself.  That in and of itself is a violation of the ADA which turns Twenty One today.

 

Moreover, as you’ll see in subsequent posts and complaints this is not an isolated instance but, rather a pattern and practice of malicious discrimination (deliberate indifference) to myself and others who are blind.

 

Regardless see the attached document and note again I’ve not even had the courtesy of a response to this request or numerous verbal requests for it made in front of several witnesses at public meetings of MCB.

 

Sincerely,

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

 

Cc: file

Cc: MCB Commissioners

Cc: National Federation of the Blind of Michigan

Cc: Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired

 

(But one attached requestJ

 

 



----- Original Message ----- 

From: joe harcz Comcast 

To: jonesl2 at michigan.gov 

Cc: Jeanette Brown MI CAP ; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org ; Craig.McManus at ed.gov ; lydia schuck ; Jo Anne Pilarski MCB, Chair ; Larry Posont ; John Scott MCB, Commissioner 

Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:41 AM

Subject: il manual

 

June 15, 2011



To Leemon Jones, Michigan Commission for the Blind



Sir,



I am again writing you today to request the IL manual requested now for more than six months and required in the RSA monitoring/corrective action plan. You're failure to remit this upon  request in accessible format constitutes a continued and documented violation of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act.



Sincerely,



Joe Harcz

 

 

 

(Jones/MCB InformationJ

CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION

Jones, Leamon, Director

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Michigan Commission for the Blind

201 N. Washington, 2nd Floor

P.O. Box 30652

Lansing, MI 48909

Phone (voice): (517) 373-2062

Fax: (517) 335-5140

TTY (517) 373-4025

Toll-Free Numbers:

1-800-292-4200 (voice, answered in Lansing)

1-800-323-2535 (voice, answered in Escanaba)

TTY 888-864-1212